Breast pocket and foundation garment



BREAST PbcKET ANnFoUNbTIoN GARMENT Filed June 9.1 1939- INVENToR n Carl Henry asc',

WITIYESSES vBY ATTORN E-YS 3Patented Mar. 3l, 1942 BREAST POCKET GAR AND FOUNDATION MENT om nenr'y Rasch, nonokus, N. J. Application June 9, 1939, Serial No. 278,286

4 Claims.

This invention relates to breast pockets and foundation garments and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein an automatic adjustment is provided for the pockets.

Another object of the invention is to provide a breast pocket which may be used on a brassire, slip, corset, or other foundation garment and function properly in connection with the respec.

tive garment.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide' a'breast pocket formed of two principal parts connected together at one edge and slidingly arranged in connection with each other at other points. A V

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is an elevation of a breast pocket elisclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 .but showing a slightly modified construction;

Fig. 3 is a front view of a brassireincluding pockets constructed as shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a front view of a slip having breast pockets identical with that shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a front perspective view of a corset with breast pockets identical with that shown in Fig. l; and

' Fig. 6 is a sectional view through Fig. l approximately on the line 6-Ii.y

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates the breast pocket as a whole, which is formed of two principal parts or sections, namely, parts or sections 2 and 3. These parts 2 andA 3 are substantially triangular and are offset and overlap each other. The lower edges of the parts 2 and 3 each has a curved draft. 'I'hese parts are connected together along their overlapped lower curved edges by suitable lines of stitching 4 and atthe upper ends or apices by a connecting strap 5. The strap 5 may be elastic or non-elastic and preferably carries a link 6 through which the shoulder straps 1 extend. The remaining portions of the parts or sections 2 and 3 are free of each other and thus allow relative movement or adjustment with respect to each other. The parts or sections 2 and 3 may be cupped in any desired manner, as for instance, by being provided with a dart 8 or a seam 9. A The lower part of the section 2 has-had a notch cut therein and the edges brought together after which seam 9 has been applied.

If the pocket I is to be used alone, suitable straps I0 and II are connected thereto sovthat it may be tied in place.

The pocket I is adapted to be applied to vai"- ious forms of garment, as for instance, a brassire I2, a slip I3, or a corset Il. In each of the garments mentioned there is provided an arcshaped notch or socket I5 for each pocket and the pockets are stitched in place along the edges of the sockets.

The brassire I2 may be formed in any desired way and the same is true of the garments I3 and I4. As shown in Fig. 3, the brassire I2 is provided `with right and left portions I6 and Il stitched together at line I8 4and provided with an encircling strap I9. The parts I6 and I1 are adapted to press snugly against the body immediately below the breast while the pockets I acts as supports for the breasts.

From Fig. 6 it will be seen that the sections 2 and 3 overlap and may at the upper part slide back and forth an appreciable extent without providing any undesirable kinking or bulging of the lower part. l

In Fig. 2 a modified form of pocket is provided, the same being indicated by the numeral I'. This pocket is identical with that shown in Fig. 1 except that an elastic section 20 is provided at the lower part of the sections 2 and 3. 'Ihe material forming lsection 20 is arranged to be elastic longitudinally of the garment and substantially nonelastic circumferentially. The section I6 is connected by suitable lines of stitching 2I to the sections 2 and 3 and by lines of stitching 4 together and to the brassire, corset, or

y other garment if used in connection therewith.

vIt will be observed from Fig. 1 that the sections 2 and 3 are preferably loose down to point 22 and-the same is true of the structure shown in Fig. 2, whereby an independent swinging action is provided for each of the sections so as to permit the same to automatically adjust themselves to the size and shape of the breasts of the wearer. Preferably the strap 5 is elastic longitudinally so as to cause th`e tops of the sections 2 and 3 to have a slighttendency to move toward leach other thereby to cause the respective secrelative movement, said last means serving to support the article on the wearer.

2. In an article of Wearing apparel, a pair vof breast pockets, each breast pocket consisting of substantially triangular sections offset and overlapping each other, stitching securing the sections along the lower edges of the overlapped portions, and elastic means connecting the apices of said sections and the remaining portions of said sections being free of each other for relative movement, said means serving to support the article on the wearer. f

3. In an article of wearing apparel, a pair of breast pockets, each breast pocket consisting of substantially triangular sections oiset and overlapping eachother, stitching securing the see-` tions along the lower edges of the overlapped portions, and straps respectively connecting the apices of said sections and the remaining portions of said sections being free of each other for rela- 20 tive movement, said straps serving to support the article on the wearer.

4. The combination with a foundation garment having notches each having a curved draft, of a. pair of breast pockets, there being one for each of said notches, each of said pockets consisting of a pair of substantially triangular sections each of which has a lower curved edge corresponding to the curved draft-of its notch aforesaid, said sections being offset andA overlapping' each other, stitching securing the lower .edges of the sections in the overlapped relation to each other and to ysaid garment along the curved draft ofthe related notch, and garment supporting means loosely connecting the apices of the sections of each pocket, and the remaining portions of the sections being free of each other for relative movey ment limited by said stitching and said last means.

CARL HENRY ,RASCH 

